Injury Impact Calculator

Estimate team win impact and financial cost when a key player is injured, using VORP-style analysis.

Player WAR / VORP

Season Games

Games Missed

Replacement Player WAR

Team Projected Wins

Team Payroll ($M)

Player Salary ($M)

Tab to move between fields

Wins Lost to Injury

0.93

Adjusted Team Wins89.1

% of Season Missed18.5%

WAR Lost / Game0.03

Value Lost ($M)$7.41M

Dead Money ($M)$2.78M

Player $/WAR ($M)$3M

How to Use This Calculator

Enter the injured player's WAR or VORP for a full season.
Set the total Season Games and Games Missed due to injury.
Enter the Replacement Player's WAR (use 0 for replacement level).
Input Team Projected Wins, Team Payroll, and Player Salary.
Review Wins Lost to Injury, adjusted team wins, and dollar value of lost production.

How the result changes with Player WAR / VORP

Player WAR / VORP: Player's Wins Above Replacement (or VORP) over a full season.
Season Games: Total games in the season (MLB=162, NBA=82, NFL=17, NHL=82).
Games Missed: Number of games the player will miss due to injury.
Replacement Player WAR: Expected WAR of the replacement player over a full season (0 = replacement level).
Team Projected Wins: Team's projected wins before the injury.
Team Payroll ($M): Total team payroll in millions of dollars.
Player Salary ($M): Injured player's annual salary in millions.

Wins Lost to Injury: Estimated wins the team loses due to this injury.
Adjusted Team Wins: Team's revised projected wins after the injury.
% of Season Missed: Percentage of the total season the player will miss.
WAR Lost / Game: Win value lost for each game missed.
Value Lost ($M): Dollar value of lost production (at ~$8M per WAR).
Dead Money ($M): Salary paid during the injury period with no production.
Player $/WAR ($M): How much the team pays per win of value from this player.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Player WAR / VORP = 5, Season Games = 162, Games Missed = 30, Replacement Player WAR = 0 = 7 input(s) provided
Calculate Wins Lost to Injury
Wins Lost to Injury = valueLostPerGame * gamesMissed
0.93 = 0.93
Calculate Adjusted Team Wins
Adjusted Team Wins = teamWins - totalWinsLost
89.1 = 89.1
Calculate % of Season Missed
% of Season Missed = (gamesMissed / totalGames) * 100
18.5 = 18.5